10 epic long-distance walks around the world
From the Highlands to the Himalayas, these hikes take in some of the world’s most spectacular landscapes. They’re not for the faint-hearted, but keen trekkers will love the challenges posed by eachMore...
View ArticleTrekking in Nepal – a year on from the earthquake
Nepal is slowly recovering after much of the country was levelled a year ago, but it needs foreign trekkers to return to finance the rebuildingNima Sherpa owned a lodge in Kutumsang in central Nepal...
View ArticleOn Everest: meet the people scaling the world's highest peak
It’s been called ‘high altitude roulette’, and claimed 19 lives in a 2015 earthquake. So why do it? Photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer find outThere are still only two lists compiled by...
View ArticleHow to plan a post-Brexit holiday – from Serbia to the Lake District
Where should Brits holiday after Article 50 now the pound is squeezed? Emerging destinations offer an affordable alternative to the Costa del Sol. Plus, there’s always camping ...Picking our way across...
View ArticleHiking Nepal’s forgotten trail
A walking trail created to increase tourism in a rarely visited part of Nepal was in its infancy when the massive earthquake struck two years ago today. It remains open but the brave communities en...
View ArticleNepal safari camp ends elephant-back tours
In Nepal’s Chitwan national park, elephants are now being used as walking guides in the jungle rather than as traditional – and cruel – tourist transportGulab Kali moved through the jungle with the...
View ArticleNepal-Tibet border reopens to tourists after 2015 earthquake
The famous Himalayan road from Lhasa to Kathmandu, partly destroyed by the earthquake, is back on the travel wishlist as the Kerung-Rasuwa border crossing reopens to international visitorsThe overland...
View Article‘Kathmandu is still a place of magic’: Sir Chris Bonington
Despite much change, the Nepalese capital’s staggering views and warm memories are as vivid as ever for the veteran mountaineer and leader of 19 Himalayan expeditionsMy first sight of Kathmandu and the...
View ArticleA locals’ guide to Kathmandu, Nepal: top 10 tips
The gateway to the Himalayas has been a backpackers’ haven since the 1950s. Now recovering from the 2015 earthquake, it offers a magical mix of chaos and beautyFor most visitors, a trip to Nepal begins...
View ArticleTrek back in time ‘to the real Nepal’
There’s little authentic trekking left on the famous Himalayan trails. But on a hike to a hidden glacier, our writermucks in with the Sherpas and meets only villagersHe ate all the rice. He threw rocks...
View Article'Slowly the craze will come': the off-piste plan to get Nepal skiing
Entrepreneurs aiming to set up Nepal’s first ski resort are undeterred by difficult terrain and lack of state supportAlong the single icy road leading through the village of Kuri, high in the hills of...
View ArticleWhy I won’t be joining the queue at the top of Everest
A startling picture of overcrowding near the summit shows the peril of turning the mountain into a form of adventure tourismMountaineering is a physical pursuit demanding an affinity for suffering....
View ArticleHimalayan highs … and lows: trekking in Nepal
Big skies and golden eagles aside, without the training even Nepal’s ‘easiest’ hike is a challenge. But the mountains still work their magic on our writerOn the second morning of our trek up Poon Hill,...
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